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L. T. .McNEILEY.

Identifying Box.

No. 65,928. Patented June 18, I867.

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TO ALL WHOM IT'MAY CONCERN;

Be it known-that I, LEVI' T. MICNEILEY, of Danville, in the county of Montgomery, and State 'of Missouri,

have invented a new and valuable-improvement in Identifying-Boxes; and I hereby declare that the following i is a. full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the sonic, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon,

The object of my invention is to provide better means than have heretofore been-devised for identifying and recoveringstrayed cattle, horses, sheep, :ind other domestic animals; also trunks, boxes, and packages that may be'lost while-being-transported. To this end, -I construct a box as represented on the drawings, Figure 1,

and fasten it by a suitahle strap to the neck of an animal, or to the box or package I wish to identify.

Letters A AiAni-e staples through which the strap passes. B is the door of the box, the fdst-ening' strap of which is clasped over n'staple, A, and held firmly under the strap by wliichthc box'is attached to the animal or package. O is a slide, constructed to fit closely aliove the lower comp artmcntof the box, sons to makeit water-tight. In this loivercompartment of the box I piece a. card, on which is written the mine and post-oficc address of the owner-of the animal or package, and the reward that will be paid for the return thereofto him, I sometimes also place in said compartment a stamped enirclope, directed to said owner, and n. sheet of paper, upon which thc'fimler may writ-e a. letter. Upon the frontiersthis last device vill be found highly beneficial. I v I v i What I'claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isi An identifying-box, construct-edsubstantially in the form herein described, for the purpose of identifying and aiding in the recovering of lostnnimn ls and goods.

t v LEVI T. MCNEILEY;

Witnesses:

LAWRENCE H Bree, W, V. Romance. 

